Wealden Census Demographics United Kingdom

In the 2011 census the population of Wealden was 148,915 and is made up of approximately 52% females and 48% males.

The average age of people in Wealden is 44, while the median age is higher at 46.

90.7% of people living in Wealden were born in England. Other top answers for country of birth were 1.3% Scotland, 0.9% Wales, 0.5% Ireland, 0.5% South Africa, 0.4% India, 0.3% United States, 0.3% Northern Ireland, 0.2% Australia, 0.2% Hong Kong .

98.0% of people living in Wealden speak English. The other top languages spoken are 0.2% Polish, 0.2% German, 0.1% French, 0.1% Tagalog/Filipino, 0.1% Spanish, 0.1% Malayalam, 0.1% Italian, 0.1% All other Chinese, 0.1% Romanian.

The religious make up of Wealden is 64.0% Christian, 25.8% No religion, 0.4% Muslim, 0.3% Buddhist, 0.2% Jewish, 0.1% Hindu, 0.1% Agnostic. 11,810 people did not state a religion. 510 people identified as a Jedi Knight and 10 people said they believe in Heavy Metal.

54.7% of people are married, 9.9% cohabit with a member of the opposite sex, 0.7% live with a partner of the same sex, 18.3% are single and have never married or been in a registered same sex partnership, 8.1% are separated or divorced. There are 7,537 widowed people living in Wealden.

The top occupations listed by people in Wealden are Professional 17.1%, Skilled trades 14.1%, Managers, directors and senior officials 14.0%, Associate professional and technical 13.5%, Administrative and secretarial 11.4%, Caring, leisure and other service 10.0%, Corporate managers and directors 8.9%, Elementary 8.3%, Administrative 7.7%, Caring personal service 7.5%.